daikon o chiisaku kitte kara, suupu ni iremasu.

I cut the daikon radish into small pieces and then put it in the soup.

Breakdown of daikon o chiisaku kitte kara, suupu ni iremasu.

• を: direct object particle
• に: location particle
• スープ: soup
• 〜て から: after doing

Questions & Answers about daikon o chiisaku kitte kara, suupu ni iremasu.

Why is を used after 大根?

を marks the direct object — the thing being acted on.

Here, 大根を means the daikon is what you cut, and it is also what you later put into the soup.

So in this sentence:

• 大根を切って = cut the daikon
• 大根をスープに入れます = put the daikon into the soup

Japanese often states the object once and then continues with more than one action involving it.

Why is it 小さく and not 小さい?

小さい is an い-adjective, meaning small.

When an い-adjective modifies a verb, it changes to the -く form:

• 小さい = small
• 小さく = in a small way / small

So:

• 小さく切る = cut into small pieces

This is similar to how English sometimes uses an adverb, though the match is not perfect. A natural English translation is cut it small or cut it into small pieces.

Why is the verb 切って instead of 切ります?